Commodore 64

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The Commodore 64 was one of the most successful home computers in the world selling around 11-17 million units between 1982 to 1993.
 
There were several versions of the C64 from the original "Bull Nosed" or Breadbin style through to the later re-styled version and even versions produced specifically for the education market.

The C64 features 64K of RAM with sound and graphics performance that were superior to IBM-compatible computers of that time. Part of its success was due to the fact that it was sold in retail stores instead of electronics stores, and that Commodore produced many of its parts in-house to control supplies and cost.

Approximately 10,000 commercial software titles were made for the Commodore 64 including development tools, office applications, and games. The machine is also credited with popularising the computer demo scene. The Commodore 64 is still used today by some computer hobbyists, and emulators allow anyone with a modern computer to run these programs on their desktop. 
 
Our unit is in excellent condition with the original box, Serial number: UKB 297029
Kindly donated by Mr Tony Baldwin.

Manufacturer: Commodore
Date: August 1982



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Commodore 64 Manuals:

Item Manufacturer Date
Commodore - RS232 Interface Catridge for the Commodore 64 - Manual Commodore Unknown
DMON 64 - Instructions Unknown
Commodore 64 User Manual (Paperback Commodore Business Machines 1984
Commodore 64 User Manual (Spiral Bound) Commodore Business Machines 1984
GEOS User Guide for Commodore 64C Berkeley Softworks 1985
Final Cartridge Manual Personal and Home Computers 1985
GEOS Graphic Environment Operating System Version 2.0 Berkeley Softworks 1986

Commodore 64 Articles:

Item Manufacturer Date
Memories - My History of Computing - From a School Teacher Feb 2009

Magazines RELATED to Commodore 64 in our Library

Item Manufacturer Date
Byte May 1987 Unknown
Personal Computer World - October 1982 Oct 1982
Personal Computer World - November 1982 Nov 1982
Personal Computer World - May 1983 May 1983
Practical Computing - July 1983 Jul 1983
Practical Computing - October 1983 Oct 1983
Commodore Horizons - December 1983 Dec 1983
Computing Today - January 1984 1984
Practical Computing - January 1984 Jan 1984
Practical Computing - March 1984 Mar 1984
Commodore Horizons - March 1984 Mar 1984
Practical Computing - April 1984 Apr 1984
Commodore Horizons - April 1984 Apr 1984
Practical Computing - May 1984 May 1984
Commodore Horizons - June 1984 May 1984
Commodore Horizons - May 1984 May 1984
Commodore Horizons - July 1984 Jul 1984
Commodore Horizons - August 1984 Aug 1984
Commodore Horizons - September 1984 Sep 1984
Byte April 1984 Oct 1984
Commodore Horizons - October 1984 Oct 1984
Commodore Horizons - November 1984 Nov 1984
Commodore Horizons - December 1984 Dec 1984
Commodore Horizons - January 1985 Jan 1985
Commodore Horizons - February 1985 2 Jan 1985
Your 64 - March 1985 Mar 1985
Commodore Horizons - March 1985 Mar 1985
Your 64 - April 1985 Apr 1985
Your 64 - May 1985 May 1985
Your 64 - June 1985 Jun 1985
Your 64 - July 1985 Jul 1985
Your 64 - August 1985 Aug 1985
Your 64 - September 1985 Sep 1985
Your 64 - October 1985 Oct 1985
Personal Computer World - July 1986 1 Jul 1986
Personal Computer World - September 1986 1 Sep 1986
Personal Computer World - December 1986 1 Dec 1986
Personal Computer World - January 1987 1 Jan 1987
Personal Computer World - May 1987 1 May 1987
Commodore Horizons - February 1984 Feb 1994
Edge - Issue 125 - July 2003 Future Publishing Jul 2003
Byte March 1985 16 Sep 2009

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Item Manufacturer Date
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Commodore PET 2001 Commodore June 1977
Commodore PET 2001 (Blue Label) Commodore June 1977
Commodore PET 2001-32N Commodore June 1978
Commodore PET CBM 3008 Commodore 1979
Commodore PET 3032 Commodore 1979
Commodore PET 8032SK Commodore 1980
Commodore Pet 4032-32N Commodore May 1980
Commodore PET 4008 Commodore May 1980
Commodore SuperPet (SP9000) Commodore 1981
Commodore PET 8096SK Commodore 1981
Commodore VIC-20 Commodore 1981
Commodore VC-20 Commodore 1981
Commodore VIC-20 Commodore 1981
Commodore Pet 8032-32B Commodore 1982
Commodore PET 8296-D Commodore 1983
Commodore SX-64 (110v US) Commodore 1983
Commodore SX-64 (240V UK) Commodore 1983
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Commodore Plus 4 Commodore June 1984
Commodore 128 Commodore January 1985
Commodore Amiga 1000 Commodore 23rd July 1985
Commodore 128D Commodore December 1985
Commodore Amiga A2000 Commodore 1987
Commodore Amiga A500 Class of the 90s Pack Commodore 1987
Commodore PC-I Commodore 1987
Commodore 64 C German Commodore March 1987
Commodore 64 C Hollywood Presents Pack Commodore March 1987
Commodore 64 C Commodore March 1987
Commodore 64 C Terminator 2 Pack Commodore March 1987
Commodore Amiga A500 Plus Commodore April 1987
Commodore 64 C Light Fantastic Pack Commodore March 1989
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Commodore C286-LT Portable Commodore 1990
Commodore Amiga 1500 (PC Card Configuration) Commodore 1990
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Commodore Amiga A600 Commodore March 1992
Commodore Amiga 4000 Commodore October 1992
Commodore Amiga 1200 Commodore 21st October 1992
Commodore Amiga 1200 Commodore 21st October 1992
Commodore Amiga CD32 Commodore September 1993

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH1336. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

 

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